Serving Communities and Families Rationale Statement: The number of social and human service assistants is projected to grow by nearly 34 percent between 2006 and 2016, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. This occupation will have a very large number of new jobs arise, about 114,000 over the projections decade. Demand for social services will expand with the growing elderly population, who are more likely to need adult day care, meal delivery programs, support during medical crises, and other services. In addition, more social and human service assistants will be needed to provide services to pregnant teenagers, people who are homeless, people who are mentally disabled or developmentally challenged, and people who are substance abusers.- US Dept of Labor:Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos059.htm Suggested grade level:11 - 12 Topics covered:
Careers and skills in Community Services Pathway
Professional, ethical, and legal issues related to family and community issues
Characteristics and causes of social problems
Social support systems
Coping strategies
Advocacy groups
Indicator #1:Investigate careers in family and community services
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level
Standard and Examples
Comprehension
SFC 1.1 Identify careers in family and community services For example:
Use Inspiration computer program to brainstorm on different careers in the family and community services field.
Conduct a career web search on different careers related to family and community services.
Using internet, research and create a visual on related careers.
Comprehension
SFC 1.2Describe skills needed in family and community services careers For example:
Job shadow a family and community services professional
Interview family and community services professional
Host a panel discussion
Create a checklist for skills needed in a community services career
Indicator #2:Discuss issues that confront human service employees
Application
SFC 2.1Examine professional and ethical issues For example:
Listen to a guest speaker on professional and ethical issues
Complete case studies addressing confidentiality issues
Develop professional code of ethics
Comprehension
SFC 2.2Investigate legal issues For example:
Listen to a lawyer speak on legal issues
Collect and discuss articles on current, legal issues
Comprehension
SFC 2.3 Describe health and safety concerns relating to community and family services. For example:
Participate in a field trip to nursing home, adult training program, juvenile correction facility
Web search on safety issues
Indicator #3:Analyze current social problems
Analysis
SFC 3.1Analyze characteristics and causes of social problems For example:
Watch videos, read articles, search Web and summarize specific social problems such as: stress, violence, depression and suicide, dating, engagement, marriage and divorce, child abuse, problems of adolescence, cohabitation, middle and old age
Hold a class debate on the causes of specific social problems
Select a problem and research for characteristics and causes
Indicator #4:Examine support resources
SFC 4.1 Identify the role and responsibilities of personal support systems. For example:
Draw a poster that illustrates the characteristics of a healthy relationship.
Develop a checklist to evaluate a healthy relationship.
Discuss the benefits of relationships in promoting health and satisfaction
Write an advice column on how to create new relationships.
Analysis
SFC 4.2Analyze agencies and services to support individuals and families For example:
Design a community pamphlet/portfolio that provides information on local agencies and services.
Conduct scavenger hunt using yellow pages to locate resources.
Evaluation
SFC 4.3 Select agencies and services that aid specific social problems For example:
Research, present and justify findings on a selected service or agency through an oral presentation.
After hearing a panel discussion, respond to case studies.
Analysis
SFC 4.4 Examine coping strategies For example:
Research and role play coping strategies
Develop a project to teach others on how to use coping strategies.
Synthesis
SFC 4.5Propose an advocacy strategy For example:
Develop strategy plan for selected community and family problem.
Write a editorial promoting an area of advocacy
Create a public service announcement
Indicator #5:Explain the rights and responsibilities of human service participants and their families
Comprehension
SFC 5.1 Summarize rights and responsibilities of human service participants and their families For example:
Brainstorm a patients/families Bill of Rights
Compare and contrast different agencies patients’ rights and responsibilities with class generated document.
Rationale Statement:
The number of social and human service assistants is projected to grow by nearly 34 percent between 2006 and 2016, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. This occupation will have a very large number of new jobs arise, about 114,000 over the projections decade. Demand for social services will expand with the growing elderly population, who are more likely to need adult day care, meal delivery programs, support during medical crises, and other services. In addition, more social and human service assistants will be needed to provide services to pregnant teenagers, people who are homeless, people who are mentally disabled or developmentally challenged, and people who are substance abusers. - US Dept of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos059.htm
Suggested grade level: 11 - 12
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